Remember in My Cousin Vinny when Joe Pesci showed Marisa Tomei the photo of the tire treads made by the car in question while she was testifying? While perhaps not quite as dramatic, accident scene photos can make a difference in the outcome of your personal injury case. Why Car...
“BUT I FELT FINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT”….WHAT IS WHIPLASH AND WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NEXT?
You're sitting at a red light, and bam, you've been rear-ended. The impact came out of nowhere, maybe your airbag went off, and you made sure everyone in the car was ok. People run over, ask how you're feeling and you say, 'Fine'.* And other than the shock, you do...
HAD AN ACCIDENT? KNOW THE WHY, HOW AND HOW BEFORE HIRING AN ATTORNEY
With billboard ads on every Florida road and TV ads running every 10 minutes, figuring out if you need an accident lawyer, finding the right one, and figuring out how much it will cost can be purr-fectly confusing. After 40 years and thousands of clients, we've tried to answer these...
5 DOS AND DON’TS IF YOU’RE IN AN ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA
May 20th is Bike to Work Day in the USA. Fresh air, great exercise ..fantastic idea..until you are sideswiped and wind up in the ER or out of work for a few weeks. Not surprisingly: according to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Department, there are an average of...
Understanding Comparative Negligence and How It May Affect Your Florida Personal Injury Case
Whether you get hurt in a car accident, a truck accident, a slip and fall, or any other incident, an analysis will need to be done to determine comparative fault. Why? Because Florida allows juries to apportion fault to multiple parties, including the injured party. This determination could alter the amount of...
Booster Seats Can Reduce Dangers of Seatbelt Injuries for Older Children
Florida Child Seat Restraint Requirements Changing As Of January 1st Protecting our children as they travel in the car from place to place is extremely important. That’s why there is so much attention being paid to properly restraining children in an appropriately sized car seat or booster seat. Florida specifically...
Dangerous Products – Apology for Malfunctioning Airbags
Over the past several months, airbag manufacturer Takata Corp. has been recalling millions of malfunctioning airbags that have been installed in almost a dozen models of U.S. vehicles. Specifically, the air bag malfunction issue involves defective inflators and propellant devices, which are parts of the airbag that cause the airbag...